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Vijai Kalyan wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I have a question about data validation. I have been reading some
> articles that indicate that data validation should be done at the
> application level (while also having integrity constraints in the
> database) whereas other articles mention that data validation should
> be done only at the database level because that's what integrity
> constraints are for.
>
> Any for or against on these two viewpoints?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Vijai.
Always both. Though the validation checks may be different depending on the location where the check takes place.
-- Daniel A. Morgan Oracle Ace Director & Instructor University of Washington damorgan_at_x.washington.edu (replace x with u to respond) Puget Sound Oracle Users Group www.psoug.orgReceived on Mon Nov 19 2007 - 16:40:40 CST